Amber Mac

🤖 Bestselling Author #Digital
👩‍💻 AI Keynote Speaker, Moderator
🎬 President, AmberMac Media
🎙 The AmberMac Show // SiriusXM
🍵 Sober since 01
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[Amber Mac @ambermac]

My dad was my best friend. We could finish each other's sentences, and we spoke every day of my life about business, politics, life, and most importantly, family.

He passed away last night (Nov 12th) with all of us at his side. Until the last minute, he worked with us on everything from his obituary, to what he wanted at his funeral, and how we can keep his legacy alive (including our strong PEI roots in Georgetown and beyond).

He was the healthiest person I knew, active for 3 hours a day through his late 70s until a sudden AML leukemia diagnosis this spring rocked our lives.

My dad fought so hard throughout this battle, and he never complained. The nurses would ask him how he was doing and he would smile, compliment their "terrific" work, and ask them about their lives.

Late in the summer, the chemo started to work so we had him home with us on PEI where we enjoyed many wonderful days. Unfortunately, this past Friday, things took a turn for the worse and we rushed from our home in Toronto to be by his side. The leukemia had returned with a vengeance, and the chemo was no longer working.

I am grateful that we had six extra (and often tough) months with him thanks to modern medicine and phenomenal healthcare teams in both Toronto (@Sunnybrook) and on the Island (@QEHFoundation).

Also, more than 50 blood transfusions kept him alive throughout this time and gave him more better days than worse (thank you @CanadasLifeline - if you can donate, please do).

My dad's funeral is this Saturday, which will be a celebration of his incredible life. I look forward to sharing more about him, but it will undoubtedly be the toughest speech of my life because you couldn't possibly sum up what he meant to me and so many others in such a short amount of time.

https://t.co/7hMDzBMGdM

Love you, Dad xo

[chantal hébert @ChantalHbert]

Ça a le mérite d'être clair😇

[CTV - Ian White @CTVIanWhite]

In a stroke of peak Canadiana, Crave announces a re-boot of The Littlest Hobo, produced by Emmy winners Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. 🇨🇦

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

BREAKING: 🇨🇦 Carney's AI Plan for Canada
@jeffmacarthur and I break down the main principles and pillars of the plan - what works, what needs work, and lots more!

Special pre-release of The AmberMac Show podcast.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"Atari has agreed to purchase Australian mobile studio Hipster Whale (makers of Crossy Road) in a deal that could eventually cost almost $40 million" https://t.co/Wo7qVgfOSw

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

BREAKING: 🇨🇦 Carney's AI Plan for Canada
@jeffmacarthur and I break down the main principles and pillars of the plan - what works, what needs work, and lots more!

Special pre-release of The AmberMac Show podcast.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

BREAKING: 🇨🇦 Carney's AI Plan for Canada
@jeffmacarthur and I break down the main principles and pillars of the plan - what works, what needs work, and lots more!

Special pre-release of The AmberMac Show podcast.

[Sean Silcoff @SeanSilcoff]

Ottawa’s AI strategy includes more than $2.3-billion for training, adoption and startups https://t.co/yXukc0DOEv

[Prime Minister of Canada @CanadianPM]

Prime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canada’s new National Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Details: https://t.co/NOrvQwI8pr

#AIForAll

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@mike_vanveen Fair

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

AI is going to change the country, impact jobs, & transform healthcare, & the first question for the Prime Minister is...about Billy Bishop Airport?

This AI moment is too important to focus on something that mostly affects Toronto.

Side note: I'm against expanding BB.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@SimonOstler @madisonmcla I agree. This always makes me nervous.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Waiting on the AI strategy and wishing they would turn off live mic/mics before someone who doesn't know they are live says something they don't want live.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@RadioFreeTony Yes

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@andrew_goodman I totally agree...but the PM does few pressers on AI, which is a massive threat and op...so maybe, must maybe, we need to really dig in here.

[Aidan Gomez @aidangomez]

For decades, Canada invested to build the research foundations that made modern AI possible. Now we have to build, train, and scale what comes next here at home.

Canada's new national AI strategy is an important step toward that goal, and Cohere is proud to be part of the national effort.

Let’s build a better, stronger Canada. 🇨🇦

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Yes, and would love to hear some questions about this... AI is hurting kids, but will save lives... is impacting jobs, but could jump-start our economy...how do we navigate this? When? Where?

I think the AI literacy issue runs deep.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

PM Carney on the guiding principles of his government's AI strategy: We will protect your data, your privacy, and your children.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@madisonmcla OK, now the mix-minus

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

@madisonmcla I'm so stressed about this! HAHA

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

We are planning to watch today's AI strategy announcement live and stay tuned for a special podcast episode on The AmberMac Show cc @jeffmacarthur

[The Logic @the_logic]

Canada’s new AI strategy includes a $500 million fund to back key firms. Ottawa also plans to expand funding for AI adoption, researchers and commercialization as part of a suite of new and renewed programs, The Logic has learned.

https://t.co/Juku3VaM3w

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Latest The AmberMac Show: Amber & Jeff talk about Canada’s tech future, demystifying AI sovereignty, the untapped potential of physical AI, & the role of our government. Plus guest Dylan Reibling, the filmmaker behind the doc The End of the Internet, explores Big Tech’s military roots & the invisible OS of the modern world. Audio/video/links: https://t.co/beA2tWyGpL